Question

Patient presents to the office for an injection. Joint prepped using sterile technique. Location: Gluteus maximus. Sterilely injected with 40 mg of Kenalog Arcaine and 2 cc lidocaine 2%. Sterile bandage applied. Choose the HCPCS code for this treatment.

a. E0221
b. J3301
c. L8699
d. G0283

Answer 1

The correct HCPCS code for the procedure described, involving an injection of Kenalog Arcaine and lidocaine 2% into the Gluteus maximus, is J3301.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student is asking for the correct HCPCS code for a procedure involving an injection into the Gluteus maximus using Kenalog Arcaine and lidocaine 2%. The patient was prepped using sterile technique, injected, and then a sterile bandage was applied. The correct HCPCS code for the reported treatment involving the injection of Kenalog (triamcinolone acetonide) is J3301. This code represents an injection of triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, per 10 mg. As 40 mg were used, multiple units of the code might be billed as appropriate. HCPCS codes like E0221, L8699, and G0283 do not correspond to medication administration procedures but relate to different services or products.